Inverloch Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional
3996
Postcode for Inverloch, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 113 km from Melbourne · Pop. 6,526
6,526
Population
54
Median Age
$1,286
Household Income/wk
$346
Median Rent/wk
7/10
SEIFA Advantage
109.1
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

How Inverloch Compares

Inverloch vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricInverlochVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,286 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $346 ≈VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,700 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 54 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 7/10 ≈VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.7% -VIC 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the VIC average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Inverloch is a locality 113 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3996. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Bass Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Inverloch has a population of 6,526 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,286, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 2.7%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 40 (0.6% of residents).

Housing in Inverloch includes a median weekly rent of $346, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,700, with 2,661 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 81.7% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Inverloch scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Inverloch is served by Inverloch Primary School.

Inverloch is part of the Gippsland - South West statistical area in Victoria.

Inverloch Details

Postcode3996
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)6,526
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,286/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$703/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$346
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,700
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area109.1 km²
Population Density60/km²
Total Dwellings2,661
Australian Citizens92.4%
Indigenous Population40 (0.6%)
Unemployment Rate2.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-38.6334
Longitude145.7278
Distance from Melbourne113 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - South West
Local GovernmentBass Coast
Federal ElectorateMonash

Age Profile

0–14 (15.5%) 15–24 (7.4%) 25–44 (17.0%) 45–64 (25.6%) 65+ (34.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years1,014 (15.5%)
15–24 years484 (7.4%)
25–44 years1,112 (17.0%)
45–64 years1,669 (25.6%)
65+ years2,257 (34.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (56.5%) Mortgaged (25.2%) Rented (18.3%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis899 (13.8%)
Asthma565 (8.7%)
Heart Disease494 (7.6%)
Diabetes371 (5.7%)
Cancer346 (5.3%)
Lung Condition168 (2.6%)
Dementia94 (1.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle61 (2.3%)
1 vehicle989 (37.7%)
2 vehicles1,195 (45.6%)
3+ vehicles378 (14.4%)

Schools in Inverloch

Inverloch Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1061 · 461 students

Suburbs Near Inverloch

Same Postcode (3996)

More Inverloch Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.